Chapter 146

Brandon’s gaze brought Sophia to a screeching halt, leaving her feeling awkward as all get out.

She had bolted over to the hall the second she hopped out of the cab.

The second she stepped into the hall, she was greeted with a massive, fire-engine red banner screaming “A Warm Celebration of Star Dempsey Architects’ Grand Opening!” and the buzz of a party in full swing in the reception area.

In that moment, a wave of cold feet washed over her as she got closer to home turf.

The timing of her card drop was kinda iffy.

While she was on the fence about whether to crash the party or not, Brandon caught sight of her, and those piercing peepers of his threw her for a loop.

Brandon’s deep, cold gaze was like a riddle wrapped in an enigma-she couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

The courage she had mustered up was slowly but surely deflating under his intense stare.

Suddenly, she was second-guessing whether she had shown up at an inopportune time.

Don also spotted her and flashed a grin that had a hint of surprise when he did.

Sophia couldn’t help but return the smile before her eyes drifted back to Brandon.

Brandon was still in the same pose, the same intense, cold stare, just standing there, motionless across the crowd, giving her the eye.

People at the venue started to pick up on Brandon’s unusual stare, craning their necks to sneak a peek at Sophia.

head turns

to look towards the entrance.

wasn’t exactly comfy with all

she’d better wait outside in the lobby and not stir up any trouble during the

ice, he chucked the mic onto the table, and leaped off the stage, striding through the crowd towards the

room went bananas.

by the sudden turn of events, their

frantic, and as he nearly reached Sophia, he suddenly

Brandon, her face a

now?” Brandon demanded, his voice as cold and deep

was still trying to get her bearings, her hand instinctively pointing towards the public area’s couch. “I was just gonna wait over there ’til you guys

gaze not softening one bit as he kept his

a loss under

not saying a word, then suddenly stepped forward, his hand snaking around her neck, pulling her into his embrace, and planting a deep kiss on hér.

Sophia fell silent.

erupted with surprise again.

view of the door were

and confused, craning their necks, trying to catch

and, along with her new colleagues, was seated right at the front, totally oblivious to the drama unfolding outside. She only saw Brandon ditch the mic and dart off the stage, followed by a wave of gasps and murmurs, and a crowd of necks craning

going on?” she asked, pulling a colleague towards her

when Brandon pulled Sophia into a kiss, slamming the reception hall’s doors shut to shield the untimely scene

the chatter back to the opening ceremony.

action outside sighed as they watched the door close, whispering to their neighbors, trying to get

gossip mill working overtime, coughed pointedly into the

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